BICEPHALOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BICEPHALOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BICEPHALOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BICEPHALOUS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BICEPHALOUS
No single letter turns BICEPHALOUS into another word.
How BICEPHALOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BICEPHALOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BICEPHALOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BICEPHALOUS
- All 11 letters of BICEPHALOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- BICEPHALOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BICEPHALOUS
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Common questions about BICEPHALOUS
- Is BICEPHALOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BICEPHALOUS, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BICEPHALOUS worth?
- BICEPHALOUS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BICEPHALOUS?
- No single letter can be added to BICEPHALOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BICEPHALOUS:
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